The BBC World Service Languages Future Voices Trainee Scheme 2025 for Aspiring Journalists

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Application Deadline: January 26, 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 BBC World Service Languages Future Voices Trainee Scheme. BBC World Service Languages is seeking talented, people with a disability to join the Future Voices trainee scheme. This a four-month entry level paid program offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in journalism and kickstart your career at one of the world’s leading broadcasters.

Are you a person with a disability, a fluent speaker of English and any one of these World Service languages; French, Gahuza Swahili, Portuguese, Arabic, Amharic , Tigrinya, Oromo, Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Tamasheq, Dzarma, Kikuyu, Kalenjin, Spanish, Malagasy or Dholuo?

Requirements

• Aspiring journalists  with a disability who are just starting out or at the beginning of their career and are passionate about finding and telling stories for a global audience.
• You should be curious about the world and fluent in one of the BBC World Service Languages mentioned above.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this opportunity, you must:

• Be registered as a person with a disability with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities. 
• Be aged 18 or over when the scheme starts in April 2025.
• Be legally allowed to work in Kenya full time
• Be fluent in English and one of the languages we have listed in this advert.
• Be available from April – July 2025.

Application Procedure:

Once you begin your application you will need to answer our eligibility questions.  This will be followed up via email with a series of questions to understand your interest in journalism and creating content. You should be ready to:

• Submit a news story idea
• Answer a few questions via video recording based on your motivations for applying and your passion for this area. This will be requested in both English and your second language.
• Share with us at least one item of journalistic content you’ve created – this could be a social media post or something published on a digital platform, in print, TV, radio or podcast.  

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the BBC World Service Languages Future Voices Trainee Scheme